The Ca' da Mosto is a 13th-century Venetian-Byzantine style palace, the oldest on the Grand Canal, located between the Rio dei Santi Apostoli and the Palazzo Bollani Erizzo, in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, Italy. [1]

Alvise was born at the Ca' da Mosto, a palace on the Grand Canal of Venice from which his name derives. His father was Giovanni da Mosto, a Venetian civil servant and merchant, and his mother Elizabeth Querini, from a leading patrician family of Venice.

Ca’ da Mosto is one of the oldest palaces in Venice and the oldest palazzo on the Grand Canal, located in the sestiere (district) of Cannaregio, not far from the Rialto Bridge.

2025年1月1日 · Alvise Ca’ da Mosto was a Venetian traveler and nobleman, who wrote one of the earliest known accounts of western Africa. Accompanied by Italian explorer Antoniotto Usodimare and financed by Prince Henry the Navigator, Ca’ da Mosto set sail on March 22, 1455.

Ca’ da Mosto is the oldest palace in Venice. It is the birthplace of Alvise Cadamosto, a notorious slave trader and explorer during the 15th century.

As you glide along the Grand Canal, you may come across palaces that catch your eye more than the Ca' da Mosto, but few can rival its enduring presence—this weathered Byzantine-style palace has stood here since the 13th century.

Concerning the original "byzantine" substance, the Ca' da Mosto surely is the most important example of a 13th century palace in Venice, especialy after all other palaces from that period - like the complex Loredan and Farsetti near the Rialto - have endured 19th century restorations.

Ca' da Mosto is one of Venice's oldest palaces. It is located in the Cannaregio district and overlooks the Grand Canal not far from the Rialto Bridge. Renovated many times, it presents an interesting facade partly built according to the stylistic features of the Venetian-Byzantine style architecture. History

Alvise Cadamosto 1432-1488 Venetian trader who discovered the Cape Verde Islands and explored coastal West Africa. Cadamosto (sometimes rendered as Ca' da Mosto), sailed under the Portuguese flag at the behest of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460).

The da Mosto palace faces onto and sits between the and the . The ground and first floors date back to the early 13th Century. The palace was extended in the 1600s at which point it gained its beautiful Venetian/ façade. It is dedicated to the famous explorer Alvise Cadamosto (1432-1488) who was born here.